RADE Search Warrant Nets Drugs, Guns, US currency – One Arrested
Grants Pass, Ore. - On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Galice Road in Merlin, Oregon. The target of the investigation, Richard SOUTER (age 61), was located at the residence during the execution of the search warrant.
The residential search warrant revealed approximately a quarter-pound of methamphetamine, 13 firearms, and $110,487 cash believed to be drug proceeds. Charges for Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine were referred to the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office.
The RADE team is a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force that identifies, disrupts, and dismantles local, multi-state, and international drug trafficking organizations using an intelligence-driven, multi-agency, prosecutor-supported approach. RADE is supported by the Oregon-Idaho High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), composed of members from the Oregon State Police, Grants Pass Police Department, Josephine County Community Corrections, and the Josephine County District Attorney's Office.
The Oregon-Idaho HIDTA program is an Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) sponsored counterdrug grant program that coordinates with and provides funding resources to multi-agency drug enforcement initiatives, including RADE.
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